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US Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT)

US Department of State Foreign Service Officer Test. Practice for the FSOT in its October 2025 format (Job Knowledge, English, Logical Reasoning) and for the FSOA stages announced in April 2026 (the Written Exercise, the Structured Interview and the Negotiation Exercise).

  1. 11 · The FSOT
  2. 22 · FSOA: the Written Exercise
  3. 33 · FSOA: interview and negotiation
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  • 3 typed mock sessions, each with a written report
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How to Become a Foreign Service Officer (2026): Every Step, In Order

The official path to a US Foreign Service Officer job: eligibility, the five career tracks, the FSOT, the Written Exercise, the interview and negotiation, clearances, the Register and the offer.

FSO Salary 2026: Foreign Service Pay Calculator and Entry Grades

Foreign Service Officer pay from the official 2026 FS salary schedules (effective Jan 11, 2026): a calculator for any class, step and pay area, and the rules that set a new officer's grade.

FSOA Negotiation Exercise 2026: What Is Known, Worked Scenario, Self-Score

The final-stage FSOA exercise: what the State Department and Pearson VUE say, how its definition of negotiation changed, and a fictional worked scenario to practice and score.

FSOA Written Exercise 2026 vs the Old Case Management Exercise, Practice

The first FSOA stage: one date in a 5-day window, at a test center or online. What Pearson VUE and the State Department say, what is only reported, and a memo method to practice.

FSOT Math and Statistics 2026: A Topic Map of the Job Knowledge Area

Math and statistics is one of the four Job Knowledge areas since October 2025. What the State Department says, a topic map built from its own descriptions, and how to practice without a calculator.

FSOT Logical Reasoning Practice Questions: The Four Skills, With Answers

The FSOT's four Logical Reasoning skills (inferences, assumptions, justifying conclusions and logical flaws), how each kind of question works, and a free sample question scored on the page.

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YOUR FOREIGN SERVICE PATH

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Practise the three timed parts

3 full timed practice tests (125 questions in the three parts each), an instant score by part with the reasoning behind every answer, drills in three 15-minute sets, the FSOT revision kit PDF and the Exam Toolkit

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